But a blood test administered later to Solheid put his blood-alcohol content at 0.06 percent, which led prosecutors to dismiss felony charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing death and reckless driving causing death.

Under a plea agreement, Solheid entered a guilty plea in February to one count of committing a moving violation causing death in the Nov. 23 crash that killed 23-month-old Londyn Solheid, Allegan County Prosecutor Fred Anderson said in an email.

Anderson said that at the time of the crash Solheid was reaching back in his vehicle to retrieve a book for Londyn.

The charge is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail.

Allegan County District Judge William A. Baillargeon sentenced Solheid on Feb. 11 to 45 days in jail, but suspended the sentence for six months. He also ordered Solheid to serve one to two years' probation and to pay $1,065 in fines and costs.

Additionally, Baillargeon ordered that Solheid not consume alcohol and attend counseling and a victim impact panel.

The crash that killed his daughter occurred just before 1 p.m. Nov. 23 as Solheid was driving a 2004 Buick south on 10th Street north of Baseline Road. Investigators said Solheid crossed the centerline, left the road and struck a tree in a ditch on the east side of the road.

Solheid was not hurt in the crash. Londyn Solheid died one day later at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo.

A sheriff’s deputy who obtained an arrest warrant for Solheid in November testified at the time that Solheid admitted to drinking from a bottle of liquor while behind the wheel. Witnesses reported seeing Solheid throw a liquor bottle in a field following the crash. Police later recovered the bottle.

Rex Hall Jr. is a public safety reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette. You can reach him at rhall2@mlive.com. Follow him on Twitter.